Source: United States Coast Guard
| News Release |
U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District PA Detachment Astoria |
07/25/2025 05:06 PM EDT
A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a man from a fishing vessel approximately 180 miles offshore of Astoria, Oregon, Thursday. A Royal Canadian Air Force CC-295 Kingfisher crew from 19 Wing Comox in British Columbia, provided assistance overhead with weather reporting and communications. The man was safely flown to Astoria where he was transferred to EMS.